Wonthaggi Main Street Shopping — Wonthaggi, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Dalysporter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Wonthaggi

Wonthaggi is a town in Victoria, Australia. From Wonthaggi you can reach 7 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Wonthaggi, a kite and windsurf spot 0.6 km from the centre. Overture lists 8 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites. The nearest airport is MBW, 82 km away.

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Staying in Wonthaggi

8 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: MBW, 82 km, MEB, 115 km, Melbourne Avalon International Airport (AVV), 116 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Wonthaggi.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 6 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Wonthaggi too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Inverloch11.7 kmabout 25 min by carStays in InverlochIntermediate and up

2 ft48 kJ

3 ft249 kJ

3 ft245 kJ

3 ft168 kJ

6 ft796 kJ

5 ft711 kJ

5 ft610 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Inverloch, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	20, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	48kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	58, good	3 ft12 ssoft	249kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	25°C
Tue 20Oct	59, good	3 ft11 ssoft	245kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots, offshore	26°C
Wed 21Oct	56, good	3 ft9 ssoft	168kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	26°C
Thu 22Oct	52, good	6 ft12 ssoft	796kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	25°C
Fri 23Oct	54, good	5 ft12 ssoft	711kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	40, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	610kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 19 knots, offshore	28°C

Kilcunda11.2 kmabout 20 min by carStays in KilcundaIntermediate and up

2 ft62 kJ

3 ft260 kJ

4 ft292 kJ

3 ft193 kJ

6 ft1045 kJ

6 ft904 kJ

6 ft732 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Kilcunda, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	24, too small	2 ft10 shollow	62kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	63, good	3 ft12 scrumbling	260kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots, offshore	25°C
Tue 20Oct	63, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	292kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots, offshore	26°C
Wed 21Oct	58, good	3 ft10 scrumbling	193kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	27°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 scrumbling	1,045kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 scrumbling	904kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	26, poor	6 ft12 scrumbling	732kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots	28°C

Shelly beach12.2 kmabout 25 min by carStays in KilcundaIntermediate and up

2 ft62 kJ

3 ft296 kJ

4 ft292 kJ

3 ft193 kJ

6 ft1045 kJ

6 ft904 kJ

6 ft732 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Shelly beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	24, too small	2 ft10 shollow	62kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	65, good	3 ft12 shollow	296kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	25°C
Tue 20Oct	63, good	4 ft11 shollow	292kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots, offshore	26°C
Wed 21Oct	58, good	3 ft10 shollow	193kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	27°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 shollow	1,045kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 shollow	904kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	26, poor	6 ft12 shollow	732kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots	28°C

Suicides10.1 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Inverloch, 5 kmIntermediate and up

2 ft50 kJ

3 ft261 kJ

4 ft269 kJ

3 ft195 kJ

6 ft813 kJ

6 ft797 kJ

5 ft652 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Suicides, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	10, too small	2 ft11 ssoft	50kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	32, too small	3 ft11 ssoft	261kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	22°C
Tue 20Oct	41, fair	4 ft11 ssoft	269kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	28, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	195kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot	21°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 ssoft	813kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	55, good	6 ft12 ssoft	797kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 14 knots, offshore	23°C
Sat 24Oct	51, good	5 ft11 ssoft	652kJ	wind from the north-west, 14 knots, offshore	24°C

The hub6.2 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft61 kJ

4 ft303 kJ

4 ft270 kJ

4 ft204 kJ

6 ft982 kJ

6 ft882 kJ

6 ft754 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The hub, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	25, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	61kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	64, good	4 ft12 ssoft	303kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	57, good	4 ft10 ssoft	270kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	65, good	4 ft9 ssoft	204kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	26°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 ssoft	982kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	25°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 ssoft	882kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 14 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	14, poor	6 ft11 ssoft	754kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots	28°C

the oaks8.7 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Inverloch, 9 kmIntermediate and up

2 ft58 kJ

3 ft273 kJ

4 ft297 kJ

4 ft200 kJ

6 ft832 kJ

6 ft809 kJ

5 ft669 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at the oaks, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	19, too small	2 ft10 shollow	58kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	57, good	3 ft11 shollow	273kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	22°C
Tue 20Oct	63, good	4 ft11 shollow	297kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	50, good	4 ft9 shollow	200kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 shollow	832kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	34, poor	6 ft12 shollow	809kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 14 knots, offshore	23°C
Sat 24Oct	35, poor	5 ft11 shollow	669kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 22 knots, offshore	24°C

Undertow bay8.2 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Inverloch, 10 kmIntermediate and up

2 ft58 kJ

3 ft273 kJ

4 ft297 kJ

4 ft200 kJ

6 ft832 kJ

6 ft809 kJ

5 ft696 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Undertow bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	18, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	58kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	56, good	3 ft11 scrumbling	273kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	22°C
Tue 20Oct	66, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	297kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	49, good	4 ft9 scrumbling	200kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 scrumbling	832kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	6 ft12 scrumbling	809kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 14 knots, offshore	23°C
Sat 24Oct	52, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	696kJ	wind from the north-west, 14 knots, offshore	24°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Wonthaggi, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Wonthaggi

Wonthaggi 0.6 km · stays here

Windsurf near Wonthaggi

Wonthaggi 0.6 km · stays here

Places to eat near Wonthaggi

Jeronimos PizzaPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
The Exchange Burger BarBurger · 0.2 km from the centre
Youki's Japanese Take AwayJapanese · 0.2 km from the centre
Nyojo's PizzaPizza · 0.3 km from the centre
Mighty Kebab WonthaggiDoner kebab · 0.4 km from the centre
Dumpling Plaza Chinese RestaurantChinese · 0.2 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Wonthaggi, Australia